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flying start

noun as in quick beginning

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PEN week got off to a flying start with the opening celebration of the sixth PEN World Voices Festival.

He retorted with a fling at the green costume of the other, and then the bugle sounded for the flying start.

As is well known, aeroplanes need a sort of flying start in order to become effective.

The latter had got away with a flying start, however, and her writhing body plugged the only means of escape.

Hating to play the rôle of an eavesdropper any longer than necessary he made a flying start and burst into the room.

Thus it enjoys the benefit of a flying start, but, notwithstanding this, it generally fails to make a catch.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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